Friendship

Artist/Culture Haren Das (Indian, 1921–1993)

Date20th Century

Mediumetching and aquatint on light tan wove paper

Dimensionssheet: 16.4 x 22.3 cm (6 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection

Terms

Object number2002.387

Label Text2005-02-26: Haren Das (1921-93) Friendship A.P. 4/10; etching and aquatint on light tan wove paper Gift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, 2002.387 Several 20th century Indian artists, including Haren Das, created images that were pictorial, documentary and uplifting in spirit. This print depicts a village in a world where the old and new co-exist harmoniously. Along the river we see ancient temples and modern structures, an old-fashioned sailing vessel and an airplane. In the foreground is a bird's-eye-view of an idyllic scene in which farmers and craftsmen (potter, weaver, blacksmith, well-builders and carpenter) sustain village life by practicing crafts in traditional ways. Services are also rendered by the local barber, teacher, sweeper, clothes-washer, roof-layer and guard, along with moderProvenanceChester and Davida Herwitz, Worcester, MA

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